Erlendsdóttir Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Erlendsdóttir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 283 | 1:1,343 | 231 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Erlendsdottir (14) are calculated separately.
Erlendsdóttir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erlendsdóttir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Erlendsdóttir is most common in Iceland. It may occur as a variant: Erlendsdottir. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Erlendsdóttir? popularity and diffusion
Erlendsdóttir is the 912,827th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Erlendsdóttir reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most common in Iceland, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 1,343. In Iceland it is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 75 percent reside, Northeastern Region, where 7 percent reside and Southern Region, where 7 percent reside. Besides Iceland this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and The Faroe Islands, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlendsdottir | 97 | 14 | / |
| Erlandsdóttir | 92 | 4 | / |
| Erlandsdotter | 77 | 22 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Erlendsdóttir
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